About this project

Laughter. That’s all there is to it. We’ve had so many good times playing this game with family and friends over the years, now we're excited to share it with you.

Accent & Phrase Cards

The
game consists of Accent Cards and Phrase Cards that players combine and act out. Think of a grandma bragging about sexting or
a redneck talking about the finer points of an isosceles triangle. Sometimes phrases pair well with the accent, but
for the most part they don’t — and that’s Utter Nonsense.

Each game set has 40 Accent Cards and
460 Phrase Cards

All players have 7 Phrase Cards

One player serves as the Nonsense
Judge and selects the Accent Card for the round

Once the Accent Card is revealed,
players select one Phrase Card from their hand, and say it in the accent
indicated

It’s up to the Nonsense Judge to
decide which player’s phrase and accent combination is the funniest, and that
player wins the round

After a player wins 5 rounds, that
player wins the game

You
don’t have to be good at accents and the combinations don’t need to make sense;
in fact, we encourage players to make the Phrase Cards their own. With each successive round, competition sets
in and the most composed, mild mannered players become improv masters.

SHIRTCOCKER (sh-urt-kok-er) - noun - One who wears no pants.

There are five pledge levels all featuring the Utter
Nonsense Shirtcocker, four of which include an exclusive custom version of the game, made in the
USA and only available to Kickstarter Backers.

Pledge $312 - Backers can create 5 of your own Phrase Cards to be included in your game set. - 10 available

Pledge $2,500 –
The custom Kickstarter game set will be hand delivered to your door by Dave and Tim,
anywhere in the continental USA on a weekend date of your choice. We will also cook dinner for up to 10 people
and play Utter Nonsense with you and your crew. - 4 available

Printing cards and game boxes is all about economies of
scale, which is why your support is so critical. The more Utter Nonsense Backers there are,
the more elements can be added to the game.

$15,000 – We’re
really doing it!

With $15,000, backers who pledge $25
or more will receive the 500-card exclusive game set scheduled to ship in October, and made right in the
Midwest. We hope you despise communism and like supporting local businesses as much as we do.

$25,000 – Higher Quality Cards

All cards will be made extra durable. So durable that you could play this game underwater at your next (pants off) pool party.

$37,500 – 50 More Phrase
Cards, Exclusive for Kickstarter Backers

An additional 50 exclusive cards, never to be printed again after the conclusion of the Kickstarter campaign, will
come with your game set in separate packaging.

$50,000 – Custom Box, Exclusive for Kickstarter Backers

Backers who pledge $25 or more will receive their game set in a single
customized box large enough to fit all 550 cards, inclusive of the Kickstarter
logo and never to be printed again.

$100,000 –Tim and Dave Breakdance on Michigan Avenue

In exchange for your pledge and our dignity, we will wear the Shirtcocker outfits and perform a breakdance routine on Chicago's iconic Michigan Avenue.

We believe life’s experiences are
only as good as the people you share them with, which is the impetus to launch
Utter Nonsense with the support of the Kickstarter community. We surround
ourselves with people who have a collaborative spirit, believe in what we are
doing, and are not easily deterred by our politically incorrect sense of humor.

The people who’ve helped us out along the way deserve a ton of credit, especially our writers Ben Brandstrader, Clay
Neigher, Michael O’Brien, Grant Lakin, Marlena Ryan and Andrew Sitter; the design duo Jen Mayer and Chris Jennings at
Kitemath; our videographer Tim Musho; our printing partner DeLano Service; and our social media maven Ashley Devick. Special thanks to Stacey and Matt for inspiring us to create Utter Nonsense. Not to mention all our friends who dressed up as the Accent Cards for the Kickstarter video.

Team Utter Nonsense

As for us, we’re long-time friends, going back
to our college days at University of Illinois. We both currently work and live in Chicago, in fields totally unrelated
to gaming and nonsense. Tim leads
business development for a software start-up and Dave is a commercial real
estate developer. We’re also terrible break-dancers.

Risks and challenges

So far, we’ve funded everything out of pocket to support Utter Nonsense. We have our printing and fulfillment partner selected and the contract is ready to sign, we just need your backing for the first order, so this game can finally become a reality.

Regarding the Shirtcocker stickers, t-shirts and wall decals, we have partners for those teed up as well. So, if you help us hit our Big, Hairy, Audacious Pledge Goals, consider those ready to ship.

FAQ

SHIRTCOCKER (sh-urt-kok-er) noun. One who wears a shirt, but no pants or undergarments, either because pants were misplaced at a pants off party or because of a heightened appreciation for cool breezes. Famous Shirtcockers – Donald Duck, Mozart, Winnie the Pooh, Tom Cruise in Risky Business

Adj: “Craft beers are so shirtcocker right now.”
Verb: “What a beautiful day for no pants, I think I’ll shirtcock today.”
Noun: “There were no Shirtcockers at Burning Man this year.”

Rewards

Pledge $2 or more

Thanks for your support! We’ll mail you your very own Shirtcocker sticker. Some assembly required.

Estimated delivery:Oct 2014

Only ships to: United States

You selected

Pledge $25 or more

278 backers

Backers will receive the custom Kickstarter game set with 500 Phrase and Accent Cards.

Estimated delivery:Oct 2014

Only ships to: United States

You selected

Pledge $50 or more

74 backers

Backers will receive the custom Kickstarter game set and an official Utter Nonsense t-shirt featuring the Shirtcocker logo.

Estimated delivery:Oct 2014

Only ships to: United States

You selected

Pledge $250 or more

3 backers
Limited (17 left of 20)

Backers will receive the custom Kickstarter game set, including a life-size Shirtcocker wall decal personalized with your face.

Estimated delivery:Oct 2014

Only ships to: United States

You selected

Pledge $312 or more

1 backer
Limited (9 left of 10)

Backers can create 5 of your own Phrase Cards to be included in your game set.

Estimated delivery:Oct 2014

Only ships to: United States

You selected

Pledge $2,500 or more

1 backer
Limited (3 left of 4)

The custom Kickstarter game set will be hand delivered to your door by Dave and Tim, anywhere in the continental USA on a weekend date of your choice. We will also cook dinner for up to 10 people and play Utter Nonsense with you and your crew.

Estimated delivery:Oct 2014

Only ships to: United States

Funding period

Jul 18, 2014 - Aug 10, 2014
(23 days)

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